Bouaflé weather in March

In March, Bouaflé sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 77 mm of rain across 14.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bouaflé's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bouaflé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:34 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
69%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Bouaflé is city of côte d'ivoire.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bouaflé reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13524
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43524
53524
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How March really feels in Bouaflé

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
3 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bouaflé weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°153.511.63.7
Feb35° / 23°406.711.82.7
Mar34° / 24°7714.4122.5
Apr33° / 24°9216.512.12.7
May32° / 24°10118.312.32.9
Jun31° / 23°9817.912.43.6
Jul29° / 23°811612.44.3
Aug29° / 22°10618.412.24.1
Sep30° / 23°16122.9123.4
Oct31° / 23°9819.211.83.6
Nov32° / 23°419.811.74.2
Dec32° / 22°133.311.64.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34555
44555
54456
64357
74159
84159
93961
103961
113763
123565
133565
143466
153367
163169
173070
183070
192971
202872
212872
222872
232773
242773
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302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bouaflé gets around 77 mm of rain over 14.4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 46% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
133
234
335
436
537
638
739
839
940
1041
1142
1243
1344
1445
1546
1647
1748
1849
1950
2050
2151
2252
2352
2453
2553
2654
2754
2854
2955
3055
3155

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111322721
211321731
311221741
411220751
511219761
611219761
711218771
811217781
911117791
1010116811
1110115821
1200114841
1300113851
1400112861
1500111871
1600110881
170009901
180008911
190007921
200006931
210006931
220005941
230004951
240003952
250003952
260002962
270002962
280002962
290001972
300001963
310001963

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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48calm
58calm
68calm
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88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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168calm
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208calm
218calm
228calm
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248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:416:32
211.96:406:32
311.96:406:32
411.96:396:32
511.96:396:32
611.96:396:32
711.96:386:32
811.96:386:32
911.96:376:32
1011.96:376:32
1111.96:366:32
1211.96:366:32
1311.96:356:31
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1812.06:336:31
1912.06:336:31
2012.06:326:31
2112.06:326:31
2212.06:316:31
2312.06:316:30
2412.06:306:30
2512.06:306:30
2612.06:296:30
2712.06:286:30
2812.06:286:30
2912.06:276:30
3012.06:276:30
3112.16:266:29

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.47 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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95.4Bright
105.4Bright
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135.4Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
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265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bouaflé

In seasonPeak

None of Bouaflé's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bouaflé sees seasonal dust haze (February), heaviest in February.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Bouaflé?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bouaflé.

What to pack for Bouaflé in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Bouaflé sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bouaflé in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bouaflé peaks around April 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 16UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bouaflé in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bouaflé is worst in January — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (September, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorJan 2163 µg/m³Sep 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar32Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bouaflé?

Bouaflé sits at 7.0°N, 5.7°W, 208 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Bognonzra, 25 km away.

KonéflaSinfraYamoussoukroLuénouflaGonatéGuépaouo

Topography around Bouaflé

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bouaflé.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bouaflé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 187 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 464 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 512 m.

The land around Bouaflé is covered by grassland (34%), artificial surfaces (34%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, trees (48%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
464 m
80 km
512 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Bognonzra 25 km · Bonon 34 km · Konéfla 41 km · Sinfra 45 km · Yamoussoukro 55 km · Luénoufla 56 km · Gonaté 56 km · Guépaouo 58 km

Ivory Coast travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,050
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
36%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
24.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 393

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bouaflé (6.9904°, -5.7442°, elevation 208 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).